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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Tsuboi, Wako, JP;
Yuki Kizumi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a subject vehicle includes: an exterior environment detection unit configured to an external situation in a predetermined area around the subject vehicle while the subject vehicle traveling; and a microprocessor. The microprocessor is configured to perform: recognizing a pair of right and left division lines that define the lane in which the subject vehicle is traveling based on a detection value from the exterior environment detection unit; calculating a direction vector of the pair of right and left division lines recognized in the recognizing; calculating a movement vector of a forward vehicle ahead of the subject vehicle based on the detection value from the exterior environment detection unit; and determining the self-driving capability or the driving support capability to be applied to the subject vehicle based on the direction vector and the movement vector calculated in the calculating.